THE BRIDGE NETWORK
The Bridge Network is a student-led network built from the Twin Cities, now running investing competitions, founder pitch events, and workshops for students worldwide. This page is our open ledger: what we've run, what's live right now, and what we're building next.
We give students real investing and entrepreneurship experience — live competitions, real case studies, and a peer network that now reaches 59 countries — the kind of hands-on business exposure a classroom doesn't provide.
Founded August 2025 · figures as of September 2026.
Every program we've shipped or have open right now, in the order it happened.
The fundamentals of entrepreneurship — how ideas become businesses, and what separates the ones that last — taught through interactive activities, not a lecture. Free and open to all students.
Teams broke down a real investment case study, built a thesis, and managed a live portfolio through Sep 15. Season 01 has closed — portfolios are now with our judges for final scoring, with the winner announced soon.
Pick a stock, check the numbers, explain your choice — a month-long virtual investing challenge across 521 US-listed stocks, including the full S&P 500.
Got a startup idea? Pitch it live and get real feedback from members and guest judges — ten founders shortlisted from the applicant pool take the stage.
A year in, our network has gone global — 59 countries, 542 schools. Our next project turns that outward growth back home: connecting Minnesota business students directly to the international network we've already built, right from where we started.
Our newest board member, joining from Jackson, Ohio.
We're expanding past the Twin Cities and past the countries we already reach — starting with Jackson, Ohio, where Kobi joins Bridge as our newest board member. Only 15.9% of adults in Jackson County hold a bachelor's degree, a figure that reflects uneven access to exposure and professional networks, not a lack of talent. Kobi brings firsthand knowledge of his community, and will help connect students in Jackson directly into a network that already reaches 59 countries and 542 schools — built with Jackson, not just brought to it.
Country and school detail pulled from Young Investors Cup registration, Jul 18 – Aug 1, 2026.
From a UAE-based investing platform to a DECA chapter down the road in Eden Prairie.
Selected from a founding-cohort process with 45+ applicants.
Running a program, a competition, or a chapter that could plug into this network? We're actively looking for new partners and new ideas — and happy to connect you with our leadership team.